Spring is here and it’s time to celebrate the season of renewal. It’s also a great time to be a chocolate lover. Choose your favorite Easter basket and get creative. Indulge your sweet side, select colorful accessories and add pampering beauty products. Check out these five local picks to get started.
1. Delicious Collection.
Experience Easter eggs in all their delectable variety. Start with classics like buttercream, handmade coconut and peanut butter. For an added delight, layer in rare flavors like fruit & nut, pecan and strawberry. Fill a basket with milk and dark chocolate versions to share with loved ones. Filled Easter Eggs, starting at $2.75, The Peppermint Stick Candy Store, 26 E. Philadelphia Avenue, Boyertown, 610.473.2616. peppermintstickcandystore.com
2. Empowered Earrings.
Add statement jewelry to a basket for a fun accessory that will be enjoyed all year long. Made of upcycled fabric and recycled metal, these dangling earrings add a pop of pink to all your weekend and workday outfits. They’re also an elegant way to support and empower women artisans. Fair Anita Earrings, $16.99, The Mint Leaf, 2619 Leisczs Bridge Rd. BARN, Leesport, 610.615.5134. FB @TheMintLeafLLC
3. Pop of Sweetness.
Breathe in the delightful aroma of fresh caramel corn. Light and fluffy, this delicious treat is made from scratch in a big copper kettle. Choose plain or peanut, or get one of each. Go outside, open a bag and munch in the sunshine while the kids hunt for Easter eggs. Large bag of Caramel Corn, plain, $6.50, peanut: $7, Port Clinton Peanut Shop, 97 Center St., Port Clinton, 610.562.0610. portclintonpeanutshop.com
4. Self-Care Superstar.
Enjoy the feel of luxuriously soft skin with this handy pouch of skincare essentials. A charcoal mask and sea sponge gently exfoliate. The facial moisturizer includes argan oil, evening primrose and carrot seed extract for silky, radiant skin. Lightly-scented Rosewater Facial Spritzer is ideal for on-the-go cooling, toning and moisturizing. Pampering Facial Kit, $40, Muddy Creek Soap Company, 608 Penn Avenue, West Reading, 610.816.7474. muddycreeksoapcompany.com
5. Luscious Layers.
Delight the chocolate connoisseur in your life with the best flavors of all chocolate worlds. Outside, Zipf’s Fluff Eggs are covered in rich, dark chocolate. Inside, creamy milk chocolate wraps around sweet, gooey marshmallow. For the grand finale, the center contains a tasty surprise of chocolate, peanut butter, cherry or almond. Fluff Eggs, $8.95 each for ¼ lb. egg, Zipf’s Candies by Sweet Surprises, 612 Penn Avenue, West Reading, 610.373.2121. sweet-surprises.com
